courses/ESM342-solar/presentation-list-2012.html

Presentations from past courses

Please review these

The presentations contain good starting points for possible projects and information sources that you can use in your project.

You should build on, not mindlessly repeat, the work of previous terms in this course.

Look at these for the style, information and impact of the presentations. These are really nice examples of what we expect from all of you.

Presentations - and a short note

Green Roof Irrigation

• design for a small project
• excellent supply list
• good estimates of the amount of water needed for Portland's summer

Orchard irrigation

• design for capturing water to irrigate an orchard near PSU
• good use of pictures and sketches
• good water use and supply estimates

Water catchment on a small farm

• proposal to use water storage to water commercial crops in Portland
• good estimates of water demand for crops
• brought in some life-cycle analysis of the energy in the tanks themselves

Grey water recovery for Smith Center

• most technically challenging proposal that involves a large, complex existing building
• I think the plumbing labor costs were greatly underestimated which underscores that problem of retrofiting
• nice ideas for monitoring and assessing the success of the project

Residential rainwater catchment systems in Portland, OR

Solar irrigation and restoration projects

Solar powered hydroponic garden

Providing water for schools through solar pumping and storage